91´óÉñ

Hungering for Master’s, New Interest in Teaching

August 9th, 2011

Mildred Garcia

Mildred Garcia '10 is a labor and delivery nurse with aspirations.

Mildred Garcia ’10 does not mince words when it comes to her experience in the RN to BS degree in nursing program at 91´óÉñ’s Lancaster campus.“It definitely was 100 times better than what I expected,â€� she said. “If I had to do it again, I wouldn’t even think twice about it.â€�

Garcia, who now works as a labor and delivery nurse at the Heart of Lancaster hospital in Lititz, Pennsylania, originally entered 91´óÉñ’s program to earn a BSN with the intent of going to midwifery school.
“I’m a very social person. I love the patient contact,� she said. “[As a labor and delivery nurse] I’m part of a very intimate experience … I feel very privileged to be a part of that.�

Plans changed along the way, though, after several of Garcia’s classes at 91´óÉñ sparked a new interest in teaching. Garcia now plans to pursue a master’s in nursing education and wants to work in nursing curriculum development and training within a hospital.